They did what they had to do
Inmarsat has succeeded in growing maritime data revenues in the first half of 2012, thanks to the elimination of volume discounts on its E&E services and the price rise on pay-as-you-go FleetBroadband…
No man can serve two masters
We’re adopting a biblical theme this week after the Israeli lobby group Shurat HaDin sought to bring down the wrath of the righteous upon the head of Inmarsat for alleging it was…
More threats (and opportunities) for the VSAT vendors
A final dispatch from the recent GVF seminar in London, not because it didn’t bear reporting sooner, more that it might serve as a springboard going forward. Amid optimistic forecasts of a…
Globecomm Maritime helps Pacific rower Charlie Martell pull through
The latest news from my client Globecomm Maritime – one good turn deserves another and this guy spent a lot of time upside down. Charlie Martell had no illusions about rowing single-handed…
You’ve never had it so good – as long as you aren’t at sea
To judge by many of the presentations at the Global VSAT Forum event in London last week, the shipping industry has never had it so good – in terms of communications at…
You want to get where? Well, I wouldn’t start from here…
Intermanager secretary-general Kuba Szymanski has what might be described as a ‘combative’ style. This is the man who once made a presentation on risk management comparing the chartering process to dating his…
It’s not (just) about the money
So what did we learn from the first day of the GVF conference in London? Enough for plenty of future blog posts – but the over-riding takeaway from Wednesday was that satcom…
Giving meaning to (Marine) money
I’m in NYC for Marine Money and the lunch speaker on the first day was John Wood of educational charity Room to Read. It reminded me that I wrote a blog post…
GVF VSAT Forum programme – Day 2
Day Two – 28 June 0800-0900 – Registration & Refreshments 0900-0905 Welcome & Day Two Opening Remarks from the Chair Martin Jarrold, Chief, International Programme Development, GVF 0905-0925 On the Horizon: Emerging…
Global VSAT Forum programme published
The GVF has published an updated draft programme for next week’s Maritime Satcoms Forum – it’s a bit of a marathon but hopefully plenty of value there. Day 1 is below –…
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Neville Smith
Maritime Media Consultant to a roster of international shipping industry clients. Former maritime journalist with 16 years’ experience reporting the shipping and marine insurance markets and former Deputy Editor at Lloyd’s List, I assist clients with matching their communication needs to publications and media channels that gain them their desired level of exposure.
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In April, wind power generated more electricity than coal in the US for the second month in a row, according to @EIAgov data. Wind beat coal once before in April last year, but this time it’s by a much larger margin and for two consecutive months.
Amazon will not now begin services on Project Kuiper until 2025 at the earliest - having aimed to start deploying more 3,200 #LEO satellites in 1H 2024 - aiming to commence beta trials with potential customers including Verizon says @SpaceNews_Inc
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